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by Vladislav (Staff)
Wed Apr 15, 2015 12:56 pm
Forum: StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN) [+Free], HCI Appliance (HCA), Virtual HCI Appliance (VHCA) [+Free]
Topic: Physical NICs
Replies: 3
Views: 2521

Re: Physical NICs

Hello, Basically we recommend to use at least 4 NICs, you have 5, therefore you are fit our best practices. the fastest NIC for StarWind SYNC, the second fastest NIC for iSCSI, others for vsphere activities Heartbeat may be assigned to any NIC Please note that SYNC and iSCSI connections are the most...
by Vladislav (Staff)
Wed Apr 15, 2015 12:42 pm
Forum: StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN) [+Free], HCI Appliance (HCA), Virtual HCI Appliance (VHCA) [+Free]
Topic: Build 7852 cannot connect the target
Replies: 5
Views: 3214

Re: Build 7852 cannot connect the target

We love self-supporting users :)
I appreciate if you share with us the solution
by Vladislav (Staff)
Fri Apr 03, 2015 2:45 pm
Forum: StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN) [+Free], HCI Appliance (HCA), Virtual HCI Appliance (VHCA) [+Free]
Topic: HA Storage, Only one iSCSI path
Replies: 2
Views: 2183

Re: HA Storage, Only one iSCSI path

Hi,

vSphere 6 is a pretty fresh product, therefore such behaviors are expected things. Please keep us updated.
by Vladislav (Staff)
Fri Apr 03, 2015 2:30 pm
Forum: StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN) [+Free], HCI Appliance (HCA), Virtual HCI Appliance (VHCA) [+Free]
Topic: LSFS Production ready?
Replies: 46
Views: 39053

Re: LSFS Production ready?

Hi camealy,

I was informed, that now you are ok with the new build and current deployment? Could you please confirm it?
by Vladislav (Staff)
Fri Apr 03, 2015 2:18 pm
Forum: StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN) [+Free], HCI Appliance (HCA), Virtual HCI Appliance (VHCA) [+Free]
Topic: Error setting up StarWind Clustered Storage\HA
Replies: 1
Views: 2151

Re: Error setting up StarWind Clustered Storage\HA

Hi, First of all I would like to provide you with the technical paper you've requested: https://www.starwindsoftware.com/technical_papers/StarWind-Virtual-SAN-Hyper-Converged-2-Node-Cluster-VMware-vSphere.pdf To get the temporary license please drop an email to the license@starwind.com or sales@star...
by Vladislav (Staff)
Wed Apr 01, 2015 4:13 pm
Forum: StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN) [+Free], HCI Appliance (HCA), Virtual HCI Appliance (VHCA) [+Free]
Topic: DataOn-Starwind Issue
Replies: 5
Views: 3724

Re: DataOn-Starwind Issue

This update is on the way. But we expect it in May.
by Vladislav (Staff)
Wed Apr 01, 2015 2:04 pm
Forum: StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN) [+Free], HCI Appliance (HCA), Virtual HCI Appliance (VHCA) [+Free]
Topic: LSFS Production ready?
Replies: 46
Views: 39053

Re: LSFS Production ready?

You are welcome to use latest build, but L2 cache will be disabled. Dedup should be ok.
by Vladislav (Staff)
Wed Apr 01, 2015 2:00 pm
Forum: StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN) [+Free], HCI Appliance (HCA), Virtual HCI Appliance (VHCA) [+Free]
Topic: Questions about StarWind on vSphere
Replies: 1
Views: 1695

Re: Questions about StarWind on vSphere

Hi,

1. It is not necessary. StarWind VMs can be in the same cluster.
2. It is not necessary too.
by Vladislav (Staff)
Tue Mar 31, 2015 12:44 pm
Forum: StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN) [+Free], HCI Appliance (HCA), Virtual HCI Appliance (VHCA) [+Free]
Topic: HA connection lost
Replies: 8
Views: 5871

Re: HA connection lost

May I ask you to provide me with next information: · StarWind logs from all problematic SAN boxes · Windows Application and System logs (in *.csv format) from all problematic SAN boxes · Detailed network diagram of SAN system · Description of the actions that were performed before/at the time of th...
by Vladislav (Staff)
Tue Mar 31, 2015 12:11 pm
Forum: StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN) [+Free], HCI Appliance (HCA), Virtual HCI Appliance (VHCA) [+Free]
Topic: Feature requests
Replies: 7
Views: 4218

Re: Feature requests

Hi lohelle, 1. Thanks a lot for this request. We already has it on the way, but this is not a priority. Now we have +1 for this feature. 2. Simultaneous sync is already available. Sync can be start manually for any device. But, nevertheless, it is +1 to the auto simultaneous sync feature. Thank you ...
by Vladislav (Staff)
Tue Mar 31, 2015 11:59 am
Forum: StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN) [+Free], HCI Appliance (HCA), Virtual HCI Appliance (VHCA) [+Free]
Topic: Missing my Network Adapters
Replies: 1
Views: 1984

Re: Missing my Network Adapters

Hi Josh,

It might happened if port 3260 already reserved. If MS iSCSI target is installed, then it is definitely the cause.
by Vladislav (Staff)
Tue Mar 24, 2015 6:41 pm
Forum: StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN) [+Free], HCI Appliance (HCA), Virtual HCI Appliance (VHCA) [+Free]
Topic: Asynchronous failover operations
Replies: 7
Views: 4656

Re: Asynchronous failover operations

1. Ok, if you plan to use 4 servers per data center, then I can confirm, that it is supported configuration. But please note StarWind allows you create 2 or 3-node HA. For example you have 3 TB per host and plan to use 3-node HAs 1 TB each, then the plan is: 1st HA between nodes 1, 2 and 3 2nd - 2, ...
by Vladislav (Staff)
Fri Mar 20, 2015 1:50 pm
Forum: StarWind Virtual SAN (VSAN) [+Free], HCI Appliance (HCA), Virtual HCI Appliance (VHCA) [+Free]
Topic: Asynchronous failover operations
Replies: 7
Views: 4656

Re: Asynchronous failover operations

1. I appreciate some diagram before I confirm its. 2. Yes, HA requires .img files. HA can not be used with exported disks. 3. We have no limitations on the number of targets, but only one LUN per target if you plan to use HA. Also we have no limitations on the size of a LUN, but Console allows you t...